1. I’m feelin’ a bit
moby today.
= Moby Dick = sick2. According to the
hickory we’re late.
= hickory dickory dock = clock3. I put on me best
whistle.
4. Allo’ me old
china.
= china plate = mate5. He always
rabbits on about something.
6. Them bloody
teapots are under foot again.
7. She’s always on the
dog.
= dog and bone = phone (this is my favourite from "Minder")8. I kicked this geezer in the
berlins.
= Berlin Wall = balls9. My bloody
pitch kept me late again.
10. Old Jim is
brown.
= brown ale = pale11. Get your
plates off the table.
= plates of meat = feet12. He shouldn’t be drivin’, he’s
elephants.
= elephant's trunk = drunk13. It’s my shout, I’ll get you a
pig.
= pig's tail = ale14. My bloody
cherry ran off again.
= cherry tart = cart15. I’d like you to meet the
trouble.
= trouble and strife = wife16. I’ve lost the keys to the
mickey.
= Mickey Mouse = house 17. I’ve got no
sausage.
18. Next thing I know he's got his
Oliver in my face.
= Oliver Twist = fist19. That sounds
robin.
= Robin Hood = good20. 'e can't afford it - 'e ain't got a
corn.
= corn cob = bobThat was fun Susie. Must confess, though, that I had to guess some. And some I couldn't even guess at! I used to know a lot more during the days of "Minder," which I loved, and I got others from "The Bill," which I'm addicted to and never miss an episode. Speaking of "The Bill," is "tosser" rhyming slang? I know it's an insult but don't know what it means.